12 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

fire, roast

Kun'yomi
  • to roast (i.e. tea leaves)
  • to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire) ②to toast
On'yomi
  • ホウ
  • ハイ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ハイ 97.8%
あぶ 2.2%

Character Breakdown

fire, roast
ハイ あぶ.る ホウ (Kentei 1)
fire
ひ カ ほ- (1st, N5)
to divide
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
to spit out
トウ
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ リツ たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)

Common Words

roasting (e.g. of coffee)
roasting (in metallurgy, etc.)
roasted (coffee) bean
dark roast (coffee)
medium roast (coffee)
to roast (i.e. tea leaves)
bouffant cloth cap (traditionally worn by elders and monks)
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References

Unicode hex code 7119
JIS X 0208 1-63-68
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2768
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3433
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 19099
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4d8.1
Four corner code 9086.1